Sally: Take a look at
this. Projected earnings, remember? Two weeks into the season, we have already
exceeded all expectations. Ready to wear is getting huge. It's gonna get even
bigger the closer we get to the holiday season, and that doesn't even take into
account Ridge Forrester's couture line. I'm telling you, it's happened. Spectra
is a major player again. That's pretty incredible, wouldn't you say?

Massimo: Yes.

Sally: Yes?

Massimo: Just do whatever
you think is right, okay?

Sally: All right, fine.
I've got a few ideas. Maybe for our next collection, we will add sequined
brassieres, leopard-skin thigh-high boots and burnt-orange tight tutus. How
about that?

Massimo: Good. What?

Sally: You haven't heard a
word I've been saying, have you, Massimo?

Massimo: Sally, I'm sorry.
I just can't focus. I'm worried about Taylor. She was shot in the heart, for
god's sake. A young woman with three beautiful children, so much to look forward
to. I hope to god she makes it.

Sally: Taylor is not going
to die.

Massimo: Why, did you hear
something?

Sally: I don't need anyone
to tell me how courageous and strong that young woman can be.

Massimo: Sally, that's the
point. She is not strong. She has a severely damaged heart.

Sally: All right, her
heart may be damaged, but it's exactly where it should be. Her heart is exactly
where it's always been -- with her husband and her children. Taylor is not about
to leave them.

Massimo: Sometimes the
will to live is not enough.

Sally: Well, then she's
got the entire Forrester family backing her up, doesn't she? All of them
supporting her in this. I'm telling you, I know queen Stephanie. She is up there
dealing with the almighty right now. She is in his ear telling him exactly what
she wants him to do. And you know as well as anyone that what queen Stephanie
wants, she gets.

Massimo: This is nothing
to make light of, Sally.

Sally: Oh, Mojo, I'm not
making light of it. I am simply trying to introduce a little positive thinking
into a very sad situation, which is more than I can say for you.

Massimo: I want to believe
that Taylor's gonna make it. Of course, I do. But positive thinking is not gonna
save this woman's life. We have to be realistic, face the facts. We have to be
prepared for every eventuality -- even the most tragic.

Sally: I'm sorry, Massimo,
I don't agree with you. Look, I know how stressed out you are and how frightened
you are. We all feel that way. But I am not gonna let you take that pessimistic
attitude and cover this whole situation with it. That will do no one any good.
So if you can't come up with something positive, then I would prefer that you
just left. Just go home right now, because I don't want to listen to any more of
this negativity! Now, just because you can't come up with a solution to this
problem doesn't mean that the problem can't be fixed. And I'm telling you, I
know Taylor is gonna be fine.

Ridge: She's not. But I
figure, in a case like this, it doesn't hurt to cover your bases.

Stephanie: But the
operation was a success. I mean, is there something I'm supposed to know?

Ridge: No, her heart's
beating as regular as a clock.

Stephanie: Well, then
she's through the worst of it, right?

Ridge: Yeah, we all are.
All right, guys. Let's hit the road. Hey, listen -- I want you three to remember
what I told you.

Steffy: Don't be noisy.

Ridge: That's right.
Mommy's gonna be very happy to see you, but she's not allowed to get excited,
okay? So we have to be good.

Thomas: That means no
fighting.

Ridge: That's right. And
you don't need to be scared either. Mommy might look a little tired. She's
hooked up to a lot of machines that are helping her get better. There's nothing
to be afraid of, all right? 'Cause she's gonna be fine.

Stephanie: And she's going
to come home very soon.

Ridge: That's right. She
just has to stay in the hospital and get a lot of rest. And we're not gonna
visit too long so she can get that rest. But she misses you guys. She misses you
all like crazy.

Massimo: Sally, I'm sorry,
but try to understand. I don't mean to upset you. But they are my family. They
may not know it, but that's what they are. And, damn it, I want to help them!

Sally: I know, Massimo,
and I don't want to make things worse for you. I know you're terribly worried.
We all are.

Massimo: She is such a
beautiful, vital young woman.

Sally: She is also a
survivor. I want you to believe that, Massimo.

Massimo: I want to. I want
to, of course!

Sally: I don't know how
much Stephanie told you about Taylor in all of those letters she wrote to you
for years. But Taylor has been through things like this before. She has been in
dire straits before, and somehow she always found the strength to get through
it. She is tough and determined. She is completely devoted to the people she
loves. And that's why I know that it's gonna take a lot more than a scheming,
psychotic witch like Sheila Carter to separate Taylor from her family.